Guwahati, Tezpur University Teachers’ Association on Sunday said that after seven months of constituting an enquiry committee, which submitted its report on irregularity allegations against VC Shambhu Nath Singh in May, the university community is still awaiting for a final decision from the Centre.
“The report has reportedly been with the Ministry since May. Tezpur University cannot be expected to wait indefinitely without knowing the outcome or the action taken. The VC abstained from the campus after the university had witnessed heated scenes and an exchange of words between him and students on September 22, 2025, leading to a situation where Singh had to nearly flee from the spot.
However, no final decision has so far been communicated to the university, leaving “unanswered questions” over the committee’s recommendations, action taken by the competent authority and the present official status of Singh, it added. TUTA, in its release, said that the issue of the committee’s non-disclosure of the report gained significance after an Education Ministry communication on August 7 advised the university to continue releasing Singh’s salary, stating that “final adjustment may be done later after the report and action taken thereon”. The Ministry must bring the matter to a logical conclusion,” Bania said. The teachers’ body, however, said it does not favour any disruption of the academic environment that has now returned to normalcy with cooperation of students, teachers and non-teaching staff.
Led by students, all stakeholders of Tezpur University had carried out a three-and-a-half-month-long protest since mid-September last year, accusing the VC and varsity authorities of not showing due respect to cultural icon Zubeen Garg even as the state was mourning his death.
